Attachment for sinks, washtubs, and the like.



J. H. RYDER.

ATTACHMENT FOR SINKS, WASHTUBS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT.22| I9I4- I 552., PatentedSept. T, 1915.

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JOSHUA H. BYDER, OF LBROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF UNE-HALF T0GEORGE I. PETTENGILL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR SINKS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

WASHTUBS, AND THE LIKE.

,Application filed October 22, 1914. Serial No. 868,111.

To all 'wh-m11, 'it may concern Be it` known that L'JosnUA H. RYDER, a,citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, in the county ofPlymouth and State of lilassachusetts, have invented ne-w and usefulImprovements in Attachments for Sinks, VVashtubs, and the like, of whichthe following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to improvements in attachments for sinks, washtubs and the like.

More particularly it relates to covers, and it is an object of theinvention to provide a cover that is easily and conveniently re* movableand one which comprises in itself the attributes of a, drain board and awash board.

The invention also relates to details of construction by which theseends are attained in a superior manner, as set forth hereinafter.V i

'l he accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the inventionand it is the lintent of the patent to cover by-the appended claimswhatever features of patentable novelty exist in the inventiondisclosed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of one form of the invention,showing its application to a pair of wash tubs, to one of which theinvention is 'applied as a cover, and to the other as a wash board; Fig.2 is a Side elevation, in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing thecover; Fig. 3 is a side elevation in section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,showing the wash board; Fig. 4 is a front elevation, in section on theline 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a section of a detail on' ai larger scale,showing the edge of the removable cover; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view ofthe bottom, showing details of construction, of the cover; Fig. 7 is aperspective view of certain details which may be considered as locatednear the lower left hand cornerof Fig. 1, but embodying a modificationof structure; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of other details whichmay be considered as located at the upper right hand corner of A Fig. 2.

are to be covered. ln the form here represented the only ones of theseparts resting directly on the `tub walls are the two sills.' The otherpieces/rest on the sills, being securely fastened/thereto in anysuitable Way, or being integi al therewith, if desired. The centralparts/of the side and middle pieces may, if preferred, be furthersupported, to maintain them straight, by blocks 21,' filling thespace/under them and having portions 21 that epend in the form of lugsadapted to lenga ye the side walls of the tubs and so to prev nt lateraldisplacement of the frame when t is in place on the tubs. In the presentcase a. pair of such tubs are represented, but/i/t will' be understoodthat the invention is/a1' plicab1e either to a single tub or to a/gro'up of any number arranged neXt to each ot/her. ln the latter casethe eXtreme side )Malls of the tubs may be covered by parts of the framelike the side pieces marked 12, the cross section of which is 'shown inFig. 4, whileeach of the intermediary partitions may be covered by amiddle piece 13, with a. cross section also lseen in Fig. 4, the formerhaving a single channel and the latter two channels. These channelsserve as guides for the cover, which consists of a series of slats 30preferably attached to each other by a. continuous hinge of any suitabledesign, so that they are united into a stiff, ieX- ible fabric. Thisis-stiff in the direction of the length of the slats whose ends areguided in the said channels, so that they may be drawn over the tub tocover it, as seen at the left in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2; and is leXible inthe direction of the breadth of the slats, so that when they are drawnout more or less it vcan bend as seen at the right in Fig. 1 and in Fig.3. To aid in this movement handles 15 may be provided. The part which iswithdrawn may hang down overl the front edge of the tub to whateverdegree it is withdrawn: and it is contemplated that in some cases itwill be Wholly so withdrawn, except the last slat. To that end the lastslat is provided with metallic plates or lugs 31 that/engage lugs 31positioned so as to fit loosely in a groove 24 cut through the endportions of all of the slats, except the last, and to hold the last slaton the sill 14 and so hold the cover depending. However, it is a featureof the invention to provide for a. positioning of the cover as a. l ning for the inside of the front wall of the tub as illustrated in Fig.3, for use as a wash board, the part not needed for lining tlus wallbeing` allowed to hang! down on the out side. This arrangement i'sell'ected by pro-- riding an opening through the bottom of venient orsuitable size and which may be set wise hold the head of the screw.

into the slat a little in order to hold it firmly against lateraldisplacement. These wires provide a series of metallic crests that makesuitable corrugations for a wash board. There are various ways in whichthe slats may be fastened together without departing from the principlesof the invention. One method is illustrated in detail in Figs. 5 and (i,which show similar hinge sections 1G provided for each end of each slat.Each of these is fastened to its slat by a screw 17 and is fastened tothe adjacent hinge sections by pintles 18 thereby producing a continuoushinge joining all of the slats together. 1n the construction illustratedthese hinges are at the extreme ends of the slat, and are in a positionso that the plates of the hinges slide smoothly on the metal of thechannel members 12 or 13 of the frame, the screws being placed so thattheir heads are outside of the channel. The hinges might, however, beplaced elsewhere; and a dii'erent type of continuous hinge might beemployed either in place of it or additional to it. For the purpose ofshowing such a different type, and also for showing a means forstilfening the center of the cover by causing each slat to be supportedby its neighboring slats, 1 show a flexible Atape 19 strung across theundersides of the slats from front to back in two places in each cover.j

For the reception of the wires 20 a lon# gitudinal groove may be formedin the top of each slat, and holes may be bored through the slats ofsufficient size to receive the turned down ends of the wires. The endsmay be clenched or upset underneath the slats. In Fig. 7 is shown a wayof combining these two ideas which has practical merit in the directionof'economy of construction and certainty'of fastening of the partstogether, in that the wire goes through the slat and through the hingedsection 16l and takes the place of the screw 17 shown in Fig. 5, beingheaded over so as to hold-the hinged-section in its place, the partwhich forms the head lying in the counter-sunk part of the hinge sectionwhich would other- Wires that are thus held taut in the groove at thetop of the slat cannot be pulled out by rubbing them in the lateraldirection on the top of the Slat.

The frame as a whole may be held in position on the tubs which itcovcrsby metallic lugs 2l arranged so as to' project downward into cach tuband to engage the walls thereof, being ol rather still' flexible sheetmetal. These lugs lnay be bent a little, as necessary, so as to -make atight lit and prevent any looseness of the top on the tubs. This is amatter of commercial importance as it enables the apparatus to be madeup in quantities, and carried in stock by dealers, with the certaintythat the tubs of any purchaser can be fitted, notwithstanding slightvariations which those tubs may exhibit from the precise measurement ofa standard Bsize. Further means for holding the frame in place on thetop of the tubs is provided in the lugs 22 at the front edge which,projecting from the side pieces closely adjacent to the front sill 14,are adapted to lie against the front wall of the tub.

The apparatus is therefore easily placeable upon a tub or tubs andfixable in firm position thereon without boring into the relatively softmaterial of which such tubs are usually composed. The top of the frontsill 14 is preferably rounded as indicated in the drawing so that thetop may curve over its edge in either direction as illustrated in Fig.8. lVhen the apparatus has been adjusted so that it lies along the frontwall of the tub as illustrated in Fig. 2 the force of gravity tends tohold it in position. It is however held irmly against upwarddisplacement during its use as a wash board because the slat at the topof the bend engages the top sides of the channels in the pieces 12 and13, and cannot rise farther. The slats maybe set on their continuoushinges with spaces 23 between them if desired. Such an arrangement isillustrated and this makes the cover serviceable as a drain board whenin place over the tub or .over a sink; and it also letswater throughfrom a dripping faucet, if there be such.

I claim as my invention 1. An attachment for washtubs, sinks and thelike comprising a frame adapted to rest on the walls of the basinthereof combined with a cover slidable backward and forward in the frameand adapted to bend around and depend from the front edge of the basinwhen drawn forward.

2. An attachment for washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a frameadapted to rest on the walls of the basin thereof combined with a seriesof slats, individually extending across the basin with their endssupported movably in said frame and collectively joined together by acontinuous hinge, constituting a cover for the basin adapted to be drawnpast an edge of the basin and to be bent around and to depend from saidedge.

3. An attachment for washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a frameadapted to rest on the walls of the basin thereof, having channelsextending from front to back combined with a series of slatsindividually extending across the basin and guided in said channels, andhinges joining the slats t0- gether, said hinges having plate portionsadapted to form the sliding bearing surfaces of the slats in thechannel, and there being means located outside the channel to fastensaid hinge plates to said slats.

l. An attachment for Washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a frameadapted to rest on the walls of the basin thereof, combined with aseries of slats individually extending across the basin with their endsguided by said frame, and wires on the tops of the individual slats andfastened individually thereto, the slats being joined together into aflexible cover for the basin.

' 5. An attachment for washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a seriesof slats adapted individually to extend across the basin thereof in onedirection and collectively to extend across it in the other direction7means extending continuously in said other direc: tion joining themtogether; and Wires resting on the tops of individual slats, the ends ofsaid Wires penetrating through the slats and through said joining means,fastening said slats and joining means together.

6. An attachment for Washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a frameadapted to rest on the walls of the basin thereof, having channels; aflexible cover whose edges are guided by said channels in sliding fromand to the front; and means whereby said cover when withdrawn from saidchannels may extend down along the front Wall of the basin as awashboard.

7. An attachment for Washtubs, sinks and the like comprising a frameadapted to rest on the walls of the basin thereof, a flexible covercomposed of slats some of which are separated from each other by shortspaces through which water may pass into the basin and all of which arefastened together, the cover being Withdrawable by sliding toward one ofthe edges of the basin and bending around it and hanging down therefrom.Signed, by me at Brockton, Mass., this fifth day of October, 1914:.

JOSHUA H. RYDER.

